Pictures: IndyCar comes back to Baltimore

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden poses on a race car after a news conference to mark the beginning of construction for the Grand Prix of Baltimore in Baltimore.

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden poses on a race car after a news conference to mark the beginning of construction for the Grand Prix of Baltimore in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark, Special to The Baltimore Sun)

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden, right, gives a thumbs-up sign while speaking with Grand Prix of Baltimore general manager Tim Mayer during a news conference to mark the beginning of construction for the race in Baltimore.

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden, right, gives a thumbs-up sign while speaking with Grand Prix of Baltimore general manager Tim Mayer during a news conference to mark the beginning of construction for the race in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark, Special to The Baltimore Sun)

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden, fourth from right, speaks as Grand Prix of Baltimore general manager Tim Mayer, third from right, race investor Greg O'Neill, second from right, and track consultant Tony Cotman, right, stand nearby during a news conference to mark the beginning of construction...

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden, fourth from right, speaks as Grand Prix of Baltimore general manager Tim Mayer, third from right, race investor Greg O'Neill, second from right, and track consultant Tony Cotman, right, stand nearby during a news conference to mark the beginning of construction... (Steve Ruark, Special to The Baltimore Sun)

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden stands near a track map during a news conference to mark the beginning of construction for the Grand Prix of Baltimore in Baltimore.

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden stands near a track map during a news conference to mark the beginning of construction for the Grand Prix of Baltimore in Baltimore. (Steve Ruark, Special to The Baltimore Sun)